AGP recommends sacking of PIA chief

KARACHI, Aug 26 (Reuters): The Auditor General of Pakistan (AGP) has recommended immediate sacking of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) chief executive officer Musharraf Rasool Cyan, terming his appointment an "irregular favour", it is learnt reliably.

According to the report, the AGP's office also recommended the recovery of the salary that the CEO received, benefits and tickets used by him as well as an investigation to see if the then prime minister's adviser, Sardar Mahtab Abbasi, was involved in the "irregular appointment".

In his report, dated May 7, 2018, AGP official Zeeshan Raza stated that various irregularities were found during the audit of PIA's Human Resources Department with regard to Mr Cyan's appointment. He claimed that the application of Mr Cyan was not shortlisted by the Board of Directors.

Musharraf Rasool Cyan may also be asked to return the salary he received

The official said Mr Cyan had worked with Sardar Mahtab Abbasi when he was holding a top post in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and that Mr Cyan did not have the required experience as per advertisement - graduation with experience in aviation business or a professional or a recognised post graduate.

He added that there were clear discrepancies in Mr Cyan's date of birth as his CNIC showed Nov 4, 1967 as the date of birth while the date mentioned in the matriculation certificate was March 12, 1967. As per the Personal Policy Manual (PPM) of the PIA, services of a large number of employees have been terminated on that ground.